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Brandy - Best Friend (James Juke's Hot Take)

Lyrics and vocals by chris mac
Recorded and mixed by Angus Luke
Cover art by Erika Frommer

Beat produced by Wu10 and J. Cole
Original song "To Summer, From Cole - Audio Hug" performed by @summerwalker and @jcole 

EX MEN Lyrics

(2x)
Ex men, friends in the past tense
didn't think it would end
then again, life happens
when the first hurt the worst
and the next is the best, until it isn't
the return on investment
is a lesson, blessings
still wish you the best, man

Ex 1, I was 21
the summer we met, free, flirty, and fun
c'était à Paris, il n'y avait que lui, et moi
on était jeune
thought he was the one
when it was all said and done
couldn't be more wrong

Listen, he was persistent
and I couldn't resist him, so I kissed him
but our cities were different
and that distance? a glitch in the system
I more than just missed him
red flags, dismissed them
consistently
ran out the clock, checking my wrist and—

inhale, exhale
spread sheets, excel
hands on his tats like I read in braille
then came the betrayal
no call, no text, no you-got-mail
a ghost in the shell
that's why I'm writing these bars
like I'm sitting in jail

scandalous
broke my heart and I know who the vandal is
what's that, recruiting candidates?
none of them can hold a candle to this
I'm recouping damages
licked my wounds and bandaged them
I guess I see the advantage is
since then I learned what my standard is

wait
if I'm not too late
there are parts of the tale
I have yet to relate
if I do it'd paint
your boy in a light that's not so great
it's the part that I hate
maybe that's my toxic trait

the truth is, I cheated first
one night, three years of hurt
might have killed our trust like I whipped the hearse
then he whipped me back, uno reverse

but unlike him, I'm not a liar
his affairs piled higher
poured fuel on the fire
an eye for an eye is the reason why we're

(2x)
Ex men, friends in the past tense
didn't think it would end
then again, life happens
when the first hurt the worst
and the next is the best, until it isn't
the return on investment
is a lesson, blessings
still wish you the best, man

x

EX MEN

Chris Mac

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